Would you ever drink from a river?

growing up we went fishing and camping all the time often we would have nothing to drink but what was in the lake or river when you are thirsty you dont think too hard about what MAY be in the water you only think about the fact that there is plenty of water to drink

There are some rivers that seem to be used as everyone's waste baskets. Even the cleanest looking rivers, I am a bit skeptical about. You just never know what parasites are floating in them. I think I would just not take my chances. Who knows what has sunk to the bottom. I don't even think we want to know.

I wouldn't choose to drink from a river because the water might be dirty. I visited Indonesia and I had a salad there. I think that the plate might have been washed in the river or the vegetables. I was very sick indeed for one week after that with a high fever. I went to wild looking island in Queensland in Australia. I camped there and all I found was a bush toilet. I had to get water from a clean looked creak. It was challenging to climb up there and get the water down to where I was camping. I had to walk through mangroves and there were signs warning about crocodiles. So where I drank from was a sort of river without people living anywhere near it. I stayed safe and didn't get ill from drinking the water.

Yes! Many times. When i am in the mountains there are many streams with clear water and I think that this water is more healthy and clear

yes, i have once, when I was in the mountain and haven't nothing else to drink. but it was really nice